Pandemic

On March 15, 1902, Henning Jacobson, a pastor in Cambridge, Massachusetts, refused the smallpox vaccine. At the time, Massachusetts was one of eleven states that allowed officials to enforce mandatory immunizations; a resurgent outbreak had led the local health board to order vaccination or revaccination of the city’s inhabitants. For…

Deepika Padukone opens up on her 2021 plans and going back to work amid pandemicBollywood megastar Deepika Padukone is back on sets after spending months indoors, away from the clamor of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Padmaavat star kicked off the shoot for Pathan alongside Shah Rukh Khan…

By Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – H ome-sharing giant Airbnb will enlist its global network of millions of participants to help house aid workers and health care staff working to fight COVID-19, it said on Monday, aiming to fill a gap in shelter options amid the…

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The majority of the British public does not trust the government to manage the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey.Some 57% of people said they did not trust the government to control the spread of COVID-19. It was the first time since April that a majority of people have been…

Reuters5h ago / 11:40 PM UTCBritain's Prince William wears a protective mask as he visits St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in October.Matt Dunham / Reuters fileLONDON — Prince William and his wife, Kate, begin a tour of Britain by train on Sunday, meeting frontline workers, care home staff and teachers…

Britain has already approved the COVID-19 vaccine, while the US is also likely to approve two vaccines in the coming weeks. Photo: File/ Geo.tvEven though people from across the globe have started seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after Britain approved Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, WHO experts…

Officials with the World Health Organization cautioned Friday that approval of a vaccine for use in Britain this week does not mean the COVID-19 pandemic is over.Speaking at the organization's regular briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said many places around the world are facing very high transmission…

Facing financial, emotional and mental pressures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 40 migrant workers have committed suicide since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented on March 18.According to the police, there have been at least 49 foreigners who committed suicide from March to October - 46 of…

Lockdown school closures fuel sharp rise in the number of children working at diamond mines in the war-torn country, researchers say Since the coronavirus forced his school to close in March, Papin has been working six days a week at a diamond mine in the Central African Republic (CAR) -…